January 4

2. Looper (2012)                                                                                               IMDB  Rotten Tomatoes

Second film of the year is Looper, directed by Rian Johnson and starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bruce Willis, and Emily Blunt. Great film. The story is definitely what I liked most about it. JGL has some good moments in the film, and so does Emily Blunt, but I think the main focus of the film really is the script. It is such a refreshing and different plot, taking something like time travel, which has been in many aspects of science fiction over the years, and putting a brand new spin on it. The script has emotion, plot twists, and I really like the ending. It's very easy to complicate a film such as this, as you have to keep in mind all the time fluctuations and discrepancies, but I think the production team pulled it off.

The film was highly rated by many critics, and I thoroughly enjoyed it, so I'm sad not to see it nominated for any award. This is probably because no particular part of it really outshines other films of the year; it is just a fantastic balance of everything a good film needs. Highly recommend this one. Though it is a bit weird to see JGL's face scrunched up like Willis the entire time.

9/10